An assignment set was to create an orrery and anenvironment with a steampunk theme. I decided
tocreate a tower and display the orrery in the top asthe main attraction. I chose this is it gave me extraspace to move the camera so I would be able tocreate an impressive fly through. I also decided thatthe
tower should be placed in the centre of a circularvalley. Originally I intended to use vast amounts oftrees but
this was not possible due to the strain onthe hardware.

The main steampunk themed item I
added was theleather canope covering the orrery. This dark contrastworks very well with the steel frame and
copper piping.

One of my favourite parts of the orrery was the reflection of the mountains you can see
in the main planetas it rotates. Another part I feel was successful was the small pier. The sky is also
good as it is perfectlyseamless and appears to be disappearing into the background behind the mountains.

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the left to play the Orrery video.(opens YouTube in a new window)